Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

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FNUS21 KWNS 160741
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0241 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WRN STATES PROVIDING VERY
HOT AND DRY WEATHER FROM CA EWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE
DESERT SW. A THERMAL LOW WILL EXIST OVER SW TX/SERN NM WITH GUSTY
SELY WINDS AND VERY HOT TEMPERATURES. MEANWHILE...A STRONG UPPER
TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE NERN STATES WITH COOLER
WEATHER AND PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NRN
PLAINS AND UPPER MS VALLEY WITH COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.
...CA/NV/SRN UT/NRN AZ...
VERY HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH A HIGH HAINES INDEX
DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS
WILL BE COMMON ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. ONE SLIGHTLY ENHANCED AREA FOR WIND WILL BE SRN UT...NRN AZ
AND CO RIVER VALLEY. HERE...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15-20 MPH APPEAR
LIKELY ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BUT IN GENERAL THESE WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.
LATE IN THE DAY...SOME CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS MAY OCCUR OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN OF NRN AZ...AND DESPITE VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT...AN
ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE MAY OCCUR. ALTHOUGH SPARSE...ANY STRIKE
COULD EASILY START A FIRE GIVEN DRY FUELS.
..JEWELL.. 06/16/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

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FNUS22 KWNS 160744
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0244 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE LITTLE ON TUE WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE W
AND A TROUGH IN THE E. VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST FROM
CA ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE FOUR CORNERS STATES. TO THE
E...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD SEWD ACROSS THE MS VALLEY INTO THE
OH/TN VALLEYS WITH COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER. DRIER AIR WILL ALSO
SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
...CNTRL CA/GREAT BASIN...AZ...
VERY HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNDER THE RIDGE. A HIGH HAINES
INDEX...INDICATIVE OF A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE...WILL AGAIN FAVOR UPSCALE FIRE GROWTH DURING THE PEAK
HEATING HOURS. IN GENERAL...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT LOCALLY GUSTY
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL OCCUR IN FAVORED AREAS.
..JEWELL.. 06/16/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...